Chart of Assignments
Updated April 12, 2026 to include assignments through Week 13.
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Day by Day:
Week No 1
TUESDAY January 10 No 1
No reading
WEDNESDAY January 21 No 2
Read the following four documents:
Week No 2
TUESDAY January 27 No 3
Read sections A.1 through B.3 (pp. 1-25) of the casebook, Topic Area 2 [pdf] [docx] (Note that the document uses free fonts EB Garamond and Montserrat.)
Cases within this day's reading:
- Baker v. Selden
- Burrow-Giles v. Sarony
WEDNESDAY January 28 No 4
Read sections B.4 through C.3 (pp. 25-51) of the casebook, Topic Area 2 [pdf] [docx]
Cases within this day's reading:
- Bleistein v. Donaldson
- Alfred Bell v. Catalda Fine Arts
- Morrissey v. P&G
Week No 3
TUESDAY February 3 No 5
Please re-review and refresh your familiarity with section C (i.e., C.1 through C.3; pp. 39-51) of the casebook, Topic Area 2 [pdf] [docx]
Read section D.1 & D.2 (pp. 52-67), which is here: sections D.1 and D.2 of topic area 2 of the casebook [pdf]
Cases within this day's reading:
- Feist v. Rural Telephone
WEDNESDAY February 4 No 6
Week No 4
TUESDAY February 10 No 7
Read section D.3 & D.4 (pp. 68-106). (It's within this document, which is the now-completed Topic Area 2 (aka "Story Arc" 2) of the casebook: PDF,
DOCX)
Cases within this day's reading:
- ADA v. Delta Dental
- The “Star Pagination Case” Matthew Bender v. West
WEDNESDAY February 11 No 8
Read section E.1 through F.2 (pp. 107-127). (It's within the same document (as listed for yesterday), which is the now-completed Topic Area 2 (aka "Story Arc" 2) of the casebook: PDF,
DOCX)
Cases within this day's reading:
- Harvard v. Elmore
Week No 5
TUESDAY February 17 No 9
To prepare for the exciting Game Show segment: Please re-review the cases we've read (including names, facts, and outcomes) and re-review sections E.2 and E.3.
Cases within this day's reading:
- Kelley v. Chicago Parks
WEDNESDAY February 18 No 10
Cases within this day's reading:
- The “Monkey Selfie” saga (including dispute with Wikimedia)
- Naruto v. Slater
Review the material we've covered so far this semester and use that review to prepare answers to problems – including security camera footage, whale songs, press conference audio, and telescope image – written-up for you and posted here Feb 13, 2025.
Week No 6
TUESDAY February 24 No 11
Cases within this day's reading:
- Nichols v. Universal Pictures
- Lone Wolf McQuade v. CBS
WEDNESDAY February 25 No 12
Cases within this day's reading:
- MGM v. American Honda
Week No 7
TUESDAY March 3 No 13
Read Arc 3 [PDF,
DOCX] pages 59-62 and 71-99. Note: To understand what you are supposed to read, you will either need to look at the PDF version (because DOCX pagination can differ when different people open up the document, or you can go by the following:
Arc 3: section C.1; a first portion of section C.2 consisting of that which is called "Pre-reading notes"; a second portion of C.2 consisting of the Computer Associates v. Altai opinion that starts at the "1) Idea vs. Expression Dichotomy" and continues through the end of the opinion; section C.3.
Cases within this day's reading:
- Computer Associates v. Altai
- Lotus v. Borland
WEDNESDAY March 4 No 14
Cases within this day's reading:
- Star Athletica v. Varsity Brands
- Silvertop v. Kangaroo
Week No 8
TUESDAY March 10 No 15
Cases within this day's reading:
- Design Basics v. Signature Homes
WEDNESDAY March 11 No 16
Spring Break
TUESDAY March 17
No class. Enjoy spring break!
WEDNESDAY March 18
No class. Enjoy spring break!
Week No 9
TUESDAY March 24 No 17
Read Arc 4 [PDF,
DOCX] all of section D, and sections E.1 thru E.5 (pages 24-78). (I know this seems like a lot, but much of it is easy reading.)
Cases within this day's reading:
- Eldred v. Ashcroft
WEDNESDAY March 25 No 18
Cases within this day's reading:
- Golan v. Holder
Week No 10
TUESDAY March 31 No 19
Read Arc 5 [PDF, all of sections A and B (which is pp. 7-20) [Note: a DOCX file is forthcoming.]
Cases within this day's reading:
- Georgia v. PRO
WEDNESDAY April 1 No 20
Read Arc 5 [PDF, sections C.1. through C.5 (which is pp. 21-41) [Note: a DOCX file is forthcoming.]
Cases within this day's reading:
- Thomson v. Larson
- Lindsay v. Titanic
Week No 11
TUESDAY April 7 No 21
Cases within this day's reading:
- Morrill v. Smashing Pumpkins
- CCNV v. Reid
- New York Times v. Tasini
WEDNESDAY April 8 No 22
Cases within this day's reading:
- Milne v. Stephen Slesinger, Inc.
- Effects Associates v. Cohen
- Lulirama v. Axcess Broadcast
Week No 12
TUESDAY April 14 No 23
Read in Arc 6 all of sections A, B, & C (i.e., pp. 7-44) [PDF of just 4/14 reading], [Arc 6 PDF], [Arc 6 DOCX]
Cases within this day's reading:
- Bright Tunes v. Harrisongs
- Selle v. Gibb
WEDNESDAY April 15 No 24
Read in Arc 6 all of section D, E, & F (i.e., pp. 45-70) [PDF of just 4/15 reading], [Arc 6 PDF], [Arc 6 DOCX]
Cases within this day's reading:
- Folsom v. Marsh (note case)
- Sony v. Universal Studios – the Betamax Case (note case)
- Harper & Row v. Nation
- Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music
Week No 13
TUESDAY April 21 No 25
Read in Arc 6 all of section G (i.e., pp. 71-92)
[PDF of just 4/21 reading], [Arc 6 PDF], [Arc 6 DOCX]
Cases within this day's reading:
- Ringgold v. Black Entertainment TV
- Gottlieb Development v. Paramount Pictures
WEDNESDAY April 22 No 26
Read in Arc 6 all of section H (i.e., pp. 93-111)
[PDF of just 4/22 reading], [Arc 6 PDF], [Arc 6 DOCX]
Cases within this day's reading:
- Newton v. Diamond
- Bridgeport Music v. Dimension Films
- VMG Salsoul v. Ciccone